Cherry 2010

Mike Hale, New York Times: Cherry cribs from The Graduate, Educating Rita, Good Will Hunting and Legally Blonde, but never comes close to being as funny or as touching as those movies at their best. Read more

Tom Russo, Boston Globe: The movie stirs up a thoroughly relatable swirl of youthful tentativeness, raging hormones, and the thrill and angst that come with new independence - all the things running through a good kid's head at 17. Read more

Kyle Smith, New York Post: An attempted mashup of "Gilmore Girls" and "The Graduate," "Cherry" fails to be either raunchy or sweet. Read more

Ronnie Scheib, Variety: A sparkling coming-of-ager about a 17-year-old virgin who imperfectly juggles academic challenges and off-campus liaisons, somehow emerging able to walk on water. Read more

Simon Abrams, Village Voice: As ungainly and unkempt as its teen protagonist. Read more